ICCA Kigali 2025
Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories
ICCA and the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) will co-host a one-day conference in Kigali on 5 June 2025. The conference will focus on the theme “Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories”.
Young ICCA will host a Skills Training Workshop on the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards on 6 June 2025, the day after the ICCA-KIAC Conference. Click here for more details on the Young ICCA event.
Registration
Registration is now open for the ICCA-KIAC Conference. For more information about the Conference, click here.
Preliminary Programme
09:00 - 09:30 - Opening Remarks from ICCA, KIAC and the Programme Co-chairs
Speakers:
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Stanimir Alexandrov, ICCA President
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Victor Mugabe, KIAC Secretary General
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Lise Bosman, ICCA Executive Director
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Meg Kinnear, Programme Co-chair
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Thierry Ngoga, Programme Co-chair
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John Ohaga, Programme Co-chair
09:30 - 10:00 - Opening Keynote by Hon. Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Speaker:
- Hon. Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda
10:00 - 11:30 - Panel 1: Legal Reform and Arbitration in Africa: Untold Stories
What have been the historical obstacles to development of arbitration in Africa? How are countries addressing some of these obstacles through legal reforms? What are the untold stories around legal reform processes? How effective has law reform been? Are arbitration specialists and users benefitting? Are African practitioners ready? What other issues have been or need to be addressed?
Moderator:
- Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Speakers:
- Nakasamba Banda
- Madeleine Kimei
- Abayomi Okubote
- Naomi Tarawali
12:00 - 13:15 - Panel 2: New Untold Stories in Dispute Resolution in Africa: The Next Chapter
Moderator:
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Makane Mbengue
More details coming soon.
14:30 - 15:15 - Interview with Andrew Dabalen: Africa’s Economic Path: Untold Stories of Challenges & Prospects
An in-depth interview with the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa on global and African economic prospects, critically covering challenges and opportunities for commerce, trade and investment in the region.
Speaker:
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Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, World Bank
Interviewer:
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Dyalá Jiménez
15:45 - 17:00 - Panel 3: African Dispute Resolution in 2035 and Beyond: From Fiction to Reality
Practitioners take us from the Untold Stories of past and present to Future Stories about African arbitral practice, examining factors such as technology, culture, law and legal Instruments, people and, sectors and industries.
Moderator:
- Isaiah Bozimo
Speakers:
- Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo
- Jackwell Feris
- Balla Galma Godana
- Won Kidane
17:00 - 17:30 - Closing remarks by Olufunke Adekoya SAN
Speaker:
- Olufunke Adekoya SAN, International Arbitrator